Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) decisions — 2024

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone precludes him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation due to its impact on his mental abilities, including anger outbursts, suspiciousness, and difficulty regulating emotions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to a lack of STRs, inadequate medical opinions, and potential late onset hearing loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and active service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is related to his active service, including conceded noise exposure during service. As such, the claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service noise exposure.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to service connection and evaluation of various conditions, including liver dysfunction, right hip condition, bilateral lower extremities, first degree AV block, patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, status post right ankle fibula fracture, migraine headaches, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee osteoarthritis, and hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding the relationship to military service.

The Veteran's combined service-connected rating is 90 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's tinnitus is not related to his military service and denied the claim. The case is being remanded for further review.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected due to noise exposure during active duty in 1974.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, migraine headaches, tinnitus, hearing loss, and erectile dysfunction, precluded him from obtaining or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation prior to January 8, 2022. The Board has granted a TDIU effective from January 8, 2022 onward.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found the evidence insufficient to establish service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date prior to June 28, 2011 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus. The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran submitted an earlier informal or formal claim.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus and tinnitus, as well as his requests for special monthly compensation (SMC) under certain provisions of the law, were all denied by the Board. The decision found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for higher ratings or SMC based on the evidence of record.

The Board has dismissed the issues of whether new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate claims for migraines, tinnitus, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, heart disability (also claimed as arrhythmia), and neck disability due to a claims processing error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, finding it at least as likely as not incurred in service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected as it began during his military service and was related to noise exposure in the engine room.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to September 23, 2019.